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KKK
The first Ku Klux Klan was started in the Southern States, and slowly started to go nation wide. The Klan purpose was to protect white Americans. -
The First Automobile
This was when Henry Ford introduced the first car, the Model T, however, it was not aviable for the public until October 1st. -
Henry Ford's assembly line.
The assembly line was open in 1908 for the Model T, but later re-done for even faster production, this happened in 1914 -
KKK
They marched in the streets to celebrate the opening of the movie The Birth of a Nation. This movie made blacks sterotypes, and the Ku Klux Klan was glorified. -
Red Scare
The Red Scare started in 1917 when Russia had a revolution. Russia was then called the Soviet Union, and the government turned into communists. -
African Americans helping in the war
African Americans were able to help with World War 1 and got a few rights along with that. -
Red Scares
When this happened, the US was scared that communists would try to charge the government. When someone wore red, they could be considered a communist. -
Women in the work place
Started at the beggining of 1920, more women started to begin working. -
Improvment
Jazz was invented ad popular un this year. -
African Americans
African Americans started the "Jazz Age" in Harlem New York. -
Mechanization of Labor
Slowly, technology began to advance during this time. -
Start of Prohibition
This was the effective start of prohibition, but it was propossed Dec. 18th, 1917, and the admenment was changed Jan. 16th, 1919. -
Palmer Raids
Thousands of people were arrested, but some of them were never charged for the crime. -
Limited Immigration
As a temperary percaution, they limited immigration to 350,000 per year for a while. Hoping to keep down the population. -
Radio
This was the first radio station brodcasted in the south. This was a great advancement in technology. -
National Origins Act
This was a law that restricted immagration by establishing a system of qutoas. -
Even More Limited Immigration
From the National Origins Act, this decreased the number of immigrants per year from 350,000 to 150,000. -
Women's Roles
In 1933 they made it able for women to vote. This picture is of what they called a flapper. -
End of Prohibition
This was the end of prohibition, when the 21st admenment ratified the 18th admenment, making achol illegal again. -
Television
This is a very modern convince for today, and making people more relaxed by watching shows. -
Laptops
Laptops are very helpful with work, and school, plus the netbooks help in school too. -
Vending Machinces
Vending Machinces are easy ways to get food or drinks faster then face to face contact with a person. This was invented in the early 1930s/late 1920s, and made it possible today
